Announcements
Public Health student uses data expertise to advance telehealth research
Major events – including a pandemic – can change the way we live and work. For some, it signals a time to look for new opportunities and reinvent their career. For others, like Molly Penzenik, it reinforces their chosen path.
Making the changes she wanted to see: Dianne Techwei helped found student organization to bring together minority cultures
West Virginia University School of Pharmacy student Dianne Techwei continuously saw minority cultures excluded in health care conversations, so she founded an organization — Multicultural Association for Students in Healthcare (MASH) — to bring together students from different backgrounds.
WV DHHR: COVID-19 Daily Update 10-9-2020
WV DHHR: COVID-19 Daily Update 10-9-2020
Faculty Senate Inclusion and Diversity Committee to host social justice summit
The WVU Faculty Senate Inclusion and Diversity Committee is initiating the first in a series of summits to address racism and racial injustice. The summit will be held virtually from 2-4 p.m. Friday, Oct. 16, and 11 a.m -1 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 17.
WVU receives $1.2 million telehealth grant to connect rural ERs with medical specialists
West Virginia University researcher Scott Findley has received a $1.2 million grant from the Health Resources and Services Administration—a division of the Department of Health and Human Services—to bring telehealth capabilities to rural emergency departments across West Virginia.
WVU Medicine improving care for transgender patients through training, departmental curriculum, improved medical records, and more
Across the nation, many individuals who identify as transgender or gender diverse avoid accessing health care, even basic primary care, because of fear of discrimination or mistreatment — but WVU Medicine is implementing a number of strategies to improve care for this patient population.
Oct. 9, 2020 - WVU in the News: Coronavirus
WVU coronavirus (COVID-19) news for Oct. 9, 2020.
WV DHHR: COVID-19 Daily Update 10-8-2020
WV DHHR: COVID-19 Daily Update 10-8-2020
Oct. 8, 2020 - WVU in the News: Coronavirus
WVU coronavirus (COVID-19) news for Oct. 8, 2020.
WV DHHR: COVID-19 Daily Update 10-7-2020
WV DHHR: COVID-19 Daily Update 10-7-2020